Chapter 17- trouble
Setting aside all those random thoughts—like Morrison’s tendency to drift off now and then—the two actually had a pretty pleasant meal.
Lilian had some decent taste when it came to food, so everything she ordered was delicious. Morrison thought it was quite good too.
Unlike Dave, Morrison wasn’t picky about food. Dave’s pickiness came from being spoiled by Laurent’s cooking skills, plus he didn’t have a woman at home to take care of his meals. During the weekdays, Dave usually ate out, and on weekends he’d visit the Mo family, where Linda never cooked herself—always the household chef did the work.
Linda and Mr. Mo were both busy when Morrison and his younger brother Karl were little. Linda was a woman devoted to supporting her husband’s career, so she didn’t focus much on the home. Most of the time, their meals were prepared by the family chef. Because of all this, Morrison learned to be self-reliant at an early age—cooking was just something he had to master growing up.
Sometimes, when the chef was unavailable and the parents weren’t home, he and Karl couldn’t just starve. Karl was several years younger, so it was always Morrison who took care of things.
In fact, he learned to shoulder family responsibilities very early on. His father wasn’t cut out for managing the business, and his mother had to stand by her husband, leaving her little time for home life.
Maybe his parents saw that sense of responsibility in him, so they trusted him with looking after Karl and handling the household affairs.
That’s why, when he came of age and took over MOS Corp., it felt natural—like he had been training for it his whole life.
Many people thought Morrison was carefree and reckless, living life on his own terms. But they didn’t realize he used that carefree image to hide the heavy burdens he carried.
After dinner, the young lady propped her chin on her hands and looked at him expectantly.
"The dinner tonight was pretty good, wasn’t it?"
Every dish was carefully picked by her—like a love letter to her years of college cafeteria experiences.